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When complications arise, health workers must be ready to respond appropriately.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=\"Key resources\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unfpa.org\/sowmy\">State of the World\u2019s Midwifery Report<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/MCPC-2nd-ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a>(2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/MCPC-2nd-ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHO guidelines Managing complications in pregnancy and childbirth: A guide for midwives and doctors\u00a0<\/a>(2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/every-newborn-action-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Newborn Action Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/tools\/essential-newborn-care-training-course\">Essential Newborn Care Course<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 interim version of the second edition (2022)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/blog\/ending-preventable-stillbirths-requires-improving-quality-of-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ending Preventable Stillbirths requires improving quality of care<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","post_title":"Childbirth care","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"childbirth-care","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-02 12:48:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-02 16:48:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=issue&p=117","menu_order":0,"post_type":"issue","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":31084,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2018-05-03 17:43:43","post_date_gmt":"2018-05-03 21:43:43","post_content":"[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1453403441710{margin-top: -60px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Midwifery encompasses care of women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period, as well as care of the newborn.<\/h2>\r\nMidwifery includes measures aimed at preventing health problems in pregnancy, the detection of abnormal conditions, the procurement of medical assistance when necessary, and the execution of emergency measures in the absence of medical help.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" el_class=\"issue-stats\"][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner el_class=\"text-red\" width=\"1\/4\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">2.2<\/span>m<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"3\/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1666121600643{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">maternal and newborn deaths, including stillbirths, that could be averted with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/the-state-of-the-worlds-midwifery-2021-report-supplements\/\">serious investment in midwives<\/a> by 2035<\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner el_class=\"text-yellow\" width=\"1\/4\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ticker\">900<\/span>k<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"3\/4\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1666121626966{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">midwives needed to address <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/the-state-of-the-worlds-midwifery-2021-report-supplements\/\">global gaps<\/a><\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">All data on this page represents the most recent data available, unless otherwise noted. Please visit our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Newborn Numbers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0page and download the Excel spreadsheet to explore the data further.<\/span><\/h6>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1452696349804{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #f6f6f4 !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"Specialized and Effective Care\" color=\"custom\" accent_color=\"#cccccc\"][vc_row_inner equal_height=\"yes\"][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]Worldwide, approximately 295,000 women die every year due to pregnancy and childbirth related complications, 2.4 million newborns die in the first month of life and there are 2 million stillbirths*. Most of these largely preventable deaths occur in low-income countries and in poor and rural areas. Many maternal and newborn deaths can be prevented if competent midwives assist women before, during and after childbirth. Where referral services are in place, midwives are able to identify and refer women and newborns with complications to emergency obstetric or pediatric care when severe complications arise.\r\n\r\nMidwives are a special nexus between maternal and newborn care, providing supportive and respective care for women and infants. Balanced between labor and delivery expertise, prevention and management of complications and skilled emergency care, midwives enhance efficient use of resources and promote cost-effective, affordable and sustainable care while improving outcomes for women and babies.\r\n<h6>*All data on this page represents the most recent data available. Please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\">Newborn Numbers<\/a> page and download the Excel spreadsheet to explore the data further.<\/h6>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]When midwifery is successfully integrated into a healthcare system, it allows for provision of more effective care for women and infants, as described in The Lancet Midwifery Supplement. Strategic scale up of midwifery services and contributions within existing health facilities can increase not only coverage, but also sustainability, quality of care, and access to life saving interventions.\r\n\r\nThe International Day of the Midwife occurs each year on May 5th.\r\n\r\n<strong>Key resources:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/the-state-of-the-worlds-midwifery-2021-report-supplements\/\">State of the World\u2019s Midwifery 2021<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/the-lancet-midwifery-series\/\">The Lancet: Midwifery Series<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/state-worlds-midwifery-analysis-sexual-reproductive-maternal-newborn-adolescent-health-workforce-east-southern-africa\/\">The State of the World\u2019s Midwifery: Analysis of the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health Workforce in East & Southern Africa<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","post_title":"Midwifery","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"midwifery","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-18 15:33:12","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-18 19:33:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/?post_type=issue&p=31084","menu_order":0,"post_type":"issue","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"regions":[],"countries":[],"views":"1305","featured_image":19859},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/19858"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resource"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/19858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"toolkit","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/toolkit?post=19858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}